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Rhynd old parish church is a medieval church located 250 metres south-west of Easter Rhynd in Perthshire, Scotland. The building stands on bedrock of the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation comprising interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that underlies this part of the landscape. This stable geological foundation provided suitable ground for the church's construction during the medieval period.
The church served as the parish place of worship for the local community, though it is now defunct. Its position within the wider settlement pattern of the Easter Rhynd area reflects the typical placement of medieval parish churches at the heart of their communities. The building's survival as a recognisable monument demonstrates the durability of medieval ecclesiastical stone construction, even as the church fell out of active use.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM5452, recognising its significance as evidence of medieval religious life and settlement in Perthshire. The church remains an important marker of the region's medieval parochial organisation and the long history of Christian worship in this part of Scotland.
Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5452. View the official record →
Rhynd old parish church is a medieval church located 250 metres south-west of Easter Rhynd in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5452.
Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church 250m sw of easter rhynd. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5452.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Abernethy Round Tower and Pictish symbol stone (2.3 km), Carpow,Roman fortress (2.6 km), Carey, Roman temporary camp and enclosure, Abernethy (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Rhynd,old parish church 250m SW of Easter Rhynd stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.